Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
 

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), founded in 1981 by David Booth and Rex Sinquefield and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an investment management firm renowned for its evidence-based, low-cost approach to investing, grounded in academic research from Nobel laureates like Eugene Fama and Kenneth French. Managing hundreds of billions in assets, DFA focuses on systematic, passive strategies that tilt toward factors like small-cap, value, and profitability stocks, primarily through mutual funds and institutional portfolios rather than retail brokerage services. The firm’s philosophy eschews market timing and stock picking, instead emphasizing diversification and efficient market exposure, often requiring investors to access its funds through approved financial advisors. With a global presence and a reputation for disciplined, data-driven investing, DFA has carved a unique niche in the industry, blending academic rigor with practical application.

This Quarter Return
+24.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$228B
AUM Growth
+$228B
Cap. Flow
-$3.68B
Cap. Flow %
-1.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.61%
Holding
3,428
New
54
Increased
1,500
Reduced
1,639
Closed
90

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.42%
2 Financials 16.29%
3 Industrials 12.6%
4 Healthcare 11.61%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
UDR icon
251
UDR
UDR
$12.8B
$167M 0.07%
4,458,688
+11,077
+0.2% +$414K
WAFD icon
252
WaFd
WAFD
$2.44B
$165M 0.07%
6,163,983
-88,542
-1% -$2.38M
PGR icon
253
Progressive
PGR
$145B
$165M 0.07%
2,064,491
+72,695
+4% +$5.82M
VAC icon
254
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$2.63B
$165M 0.07%
2,009,907
+196,823
+11% +$16.2M
ZION icon
255
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$8.36B
$165M 0.07%
4,848,127
+521,776
+12% +$17.7M
AAN.A
256
DELISTED
AARON'S INC CL-A
AAN.A
$165M 0.07%
3,625,894
-637,090
-15% -$28.9M
AFL icon
257
Aflac
AFL
$56.4B
$164M 0.07%
4,557,302
-40,045
-0.9% -$1.44M
DIOD icon
258
Diodes
DIOD
$2.43B
$164M 0.07%
3,234,377
-132,826
-4% -$6.73M
EOG icon
259
EOG Resources
EOG
$68.2B
$164M 0.07%
3,231,225
+173,137
+6% +$8.77M
PWR icon
260
Quanta Services
PWR
$55.9B
$163M 0.07%
4,149,205
-742,330
-15% -$29.1M
QDEL icon
261
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$1.87B
$162M 0.07%
724,410
-43,420
-6% -$9.71M
EMR icon
262
Emerson Electric
EMR
$73.3B
$162M 0.07%
2,611,833
+433,225
+20% +$26.9M
RIO icon
263
Rio Tinto
RIO
$100B
$162M 0.07%
2,881,927
+32,932
+1% +$1.85M
ELS icon
264
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$11.6B
$162M 0.07%
2,585,180
+6,281
+0.2% +$392K
TDS icon
265
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$4.55B
$161M 0.07%
8,121,088
+61,817
+0.8% +$1.23M
ASB icon
266
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$4.34B
$161M 0.07%
11,750,789
+574,446
+5% +$7.86M
MET icon
267
MetLife
MET
$53.3B
$160M 0.07%
4,396,114
-117,689
-3% -$4.3M
ACHC icon
268
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.13B
$160M 0.07%
6,384,285
+184,609
+3% +$4.64M
OZK icon
269
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.82B
$160M 0.07%
6,833,061
+759,372
+13% +$17.8M
CNQ icon
270
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$66.2B
$160M 0.07%
9,180,107
+468,877
+5% +$8.17M
LDOS icon
271
Leidos
LDOS
$23.2B
$160M 0.07%
1,704,233
+12,004
+0.7% +$1.12M
UAL icon
272
United Airlines
UAL
$33.1B
$159M 0.07%
4,592,868
-50,397
-1% -$1.74M
ABM icon
273
ABM Industries
ABM
$3.02B
$159M 0.07%
4,367,885
+91,559
+2% +$3.32M
AMP icon
274
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$47.9B
$158M 0.07%
1,054,756
+49,202
+5% +$7.38M
GE icon
275
GE Aerospace
GE
$288B
$158M 0.07%
23,128,842
+787,674
+4% +$5.38M